3 days to go until the big rafting trip! I'm so excited, yet sad that it will go by so quickly. I wish this were a weeklong trip. Oh well.
I didn't weigh myself this morning. It'll only depress me more. I don't feel lighter. My clothes don't feel different. I'm trying not to get discouraged and give up all together. I really am baffled as to why its not coming off. I had 2 slightly bad days, but that doesn't warrant this complete stand still/gain I've been experiencing. I'm still working hard.
Anyway - I should get to work...it's insane!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Bootcamp, etc.
Bootcamp was killer last night. We ran the trail behind the church which has two pretty big hills. We had to stop at those hills and run up them 5 times. It was sooo tiring. Then we did some strength conditioning and abs.
When I got home, Josh and I went to the gym and I did some walking on the treadmill. I tried running but was just too tired and was starting to get some pain in the front of my hip. I burned 100 calories, so thats something.
I'm working hard. Really hard. I'm staying within my points (with the exception of this weekend), and I'm not seeing the results. I'm not losing weight. I've been stuck at 139 for the past week and it sucks. What am I doing all this work for if its not going to result in anything.
I'm really starting to get discouraged. I'm now 3lbs over what I hoped I'd be at today, and will definitely not reach my rafting goal.
When I got home, Josh and I went to the gym and I did some walking on the treadmill. I tried running but was just too tired and was starting to get some pain in the front of my hip. I burned 100 calories, so thats something.
I'm working hard. Really hard. I'm staying within my points (with the exception of this weekend), and I'm not seeing the results. I'm not losing weight. I've been stuck at 139 for the past week and it sucks. What am I doing all this work for if its not going to result in anything.
I'm really starting to get discouraged. I'm now 3lbs over what I hoped I'd be at today, and will definitely not reach my rafting goal.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Hate
I can officially say that I hate my body. I weighed in on Friday at 137.9 and was finally feeling like I was back on track. I ate well on Friday - had Subway for Breakfast and Lunch, and a Under 550 Calorie Meal at Applebees later that night. I woke up Saturday morning for my Pilates, and even after having a BM, weighed in at 139.2. I was so angry. What did I do to deserve that?! After exercise, and following the program. What?!
Now, needless to say, I didn't eat that well this weekend.
Saturday afternoon we met up with Bonnie, and Josh, Joe, Deb and myself drove down to San Diego to work an event, a "platinum ball" at a school that was celebrating their 20th Anniversary. We pretended to be Paparazzi and take pictures while the guests walked down the Red Carpet. We stopped so people could have lunch (granted it was around 4pm by this point), but we knew it'd be awhile before we could eat again. I had already had lunch, my leftover Subway, but was absolutely STARVING! We stopped between a In-N-Out and a Chik-fil-A. I went to Chik-fil-A. I ordered a Spicy Chicken Sandwich with fries, and it was delicious. I consumed FAR too many calories in that one meal alone.
After we played Paparazzi, one of the coordinators asked us if we could help out in the "kitchen", and we said sure. More money! She walked us over to where the catering company was set up, and ended up sitting around for awhile, but once dinner was ready to be served, we got put to work.
They had us plating the dinners for the 300 guests that were in attendance. They had three lines, each responsible for 100 plates. I was on the meat station, which meant that I took the plate from the potato person, delicately prop my meat on top of the potato and hand it to the vegetable person. She handed that to the fish person, who handed it to the mushroom person, who handed it to the sauce person. I think I overheard we finished dinner service in about 15 minutes.
Once we cleared dinner, we got set up for dessert. We had to lay out all 300 plates, and they were brushed with a strawberry sauce, and then we put a shotglass of cake, and and some kind of fancy lolly-pop, and then a tiny tiny silver spoon was placed on each plate.
It was crazy and slightly hectic but pretty fun. If we get paid the same rate for the paparazzi, we should be getting another $100 for the last 2 hours we were there. We'll find out later this week.
We stopped to get gas on the way home and I got a Slim-Jim (it looked so good) and a Vitamin Water Zero. And when I got home, I ate two granola bars.
So....my eating could have gone worse.
Then there was Sunday. We had planned to go to a Cuban restaurant with Nino and Young, so I knew I needed to save my points. I slept late enough that I didn't eat breakfast and went straight to lunch, which was only 5pts, and then had a 2pt snack a bit later. I had a shredded beef with rice type of dinner...which probably wasn't horrible. But if you count the 3 pieces of bread I ate, and then the two brownies I ate later that Young had made. Ugh!
I can't be too upset with myself though. I didn't go overboard, and probably stayed within my 35 weekly allowance points that I never let myself use. And too make up for it, I'll be sure that I'm at the gym every day this week until we leave for Sacramento.
Which brings me to, my goal.
Will I make it? Probably not. Especially since my weight has been jumping back up to 139 no matter what I seem to do. I'll keep trying, and eating healthy, and working towards that goal...but it won't happen by Saturday. Not unless I go all Biggest Loser on you and start working out 4 hours a day. Mayyyybe, then.
I'm only human, and I know that I'm doing the best I possibly can, and that the results will show up sooner or later. Does it piss me off? Hell yeah. I really wanted to accomplish my goal. But it doesn't mean I'll stop trying just because I most likely won't succeed in reaching that goal I've set for myself. It just means I'll reach that goal a little later than I would have wanted. The point is that I reach that goal at all.
Now, needless to say, I didn't eat that well this weekend.
Saturday afternoon we met up with Bonnie, and Josh, Joe, Deb and myself drove down to San Diego to work an event, a "platinum ball" at a school that was celebrating their 20th Anniversary. We pretended to be Paparazzi and take pictures while the guests walked down the Red Carpet. We stopped so people could have lunch (granted it was around 4pm by this point), but we knew it'd be awhile before we could eat again. I had already had lunch, my leftover Subway, but was absolutely STARVING! We stopped between a In-N-Out and a Chik-fil-A. I went to Chik-fil-A. I ordered a Spicy Chicken Sandwich with fries, and it was delicious. I consumed FAR too many calories in that one meal alone.
After we played Paparazzi, one of the coordinators asked us if we could help out in the "kitchen", and we said sure. More money! She walked us over to where the catering company was set up, and ended up sitting around for awhile, but once dinner was ready to be served, we got put to work.
They had us plating the dinners for the 300 guests that were in attendance. They had three lines, each responsible for 100 plates. I was on the meat station, which meant that I took the plate from the potato person, delicately prop my meat on top of the potato and hand it to the vegetable person. She handed that to the fish person, who handed it to the mushroom person, who handed it to the sauce person. I think I overheard we finished dinner service in about 15 minutes.
Once we cleared dinner, we got set up for dessert. We had to lay out all 300 plates, and they were brushed with a strawberry sauce, and then we put a shotglass of cake, and and some kind of fancy lolly-pop, and then a tiny tiny silver spoon was placed on each plate.
It was crazy and slightly hectic but pretty fun. If we get paid the same rate for the paparazzi, we should be getting another $100 for the last 2 hours we were there. We'll find out later this week.
We stopped to get gas on the way home and I got a Slim-Jim (it looked so good) and a Vitamin Water Zero. And when I got home, I ate two granola bars.
So....my eating could have gone worse.
Then there was Sunday. We had planned to go to a Cuban restaurant with Nino and Young, so I knew I needed to save my points. I slept late enough that I didn't eat breakfast and went straight to lunch, which was only 5pts, and then had a 2pt snack a bit later. I had a shredded beef with rice type of dinner...which probably wasn't horrible. But if you count the 3 pieces of bread I ate, and then the two brownies I ate later that Young had made. Ugh!
I can't be too upset with myself though. I didn't go overboard, and probably stayed within my 35 weekly allowance points that I never let myself use. And too make up for it, I'll be sure that I'm at the gym every day this week until we leave for Sacramento.
Which brings me to, my goal.
Will I make it? Probably not. Especially since my weight has been jumping back up to 139 no matter what I seem to do. I'll keep trying, and eating healthy, and working towards that goal...but it won't happen by Saturday. Not unless I go all Biggest Loser on you and start working out 4 hours a day. Mayyyybe, then.
I'm only human, and I know that I'm doing the best I possibly can, and that the results will show up sooner or later. Does it piss me off? Hell yeah. I really wanted to accomplish my goal. But it doesn't mean I'll stop trying just because I most likely won't succeed in reaching that goal I've set for myself. It just means I'll reach that goal a little later than I would have wanted. The point is that I reach that goal at all.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Ah, that's more like it!
Boot Camp was tough last night. Like, I was sweaty at the end of our warm up, tough. We did circuit training again. 16 stations, 1/2 cardio and 1/2 strength. For some reason, push ups were our last station, and I was dead by then. I trudged through them.
I came home and had a boiled chicken breast with some mixed veggies. Then I got hungry about 3 hours later and decided to eat the last leftover piece of pizza from the boys' dinner because I still had 5pts left. Then I realized that I had a snack before bootcamp, and didn't not have 5pts left after all. So I threw the half a slice I hadn't eaten away.
All that must have paid off - along with my "accomplishments" yesterday. I weighed myself this morning and was down a POUND from yesterday weigh-in. Holy Lord, Thank You Jesus! I'm just now .3lbs above my "daily goal" and I'm 100% okay with that. I'm now 137.9 which is a weight I haven't seen in a long time. I'm feeling good.
Today is Subway Friday, which means I stopped in and got my Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner before work. 12pts for the Foot Long (1/2 for Lunch and 1/2 for Dinner) and 3pts for the Breakfast Muffin. Which I'm going to go eat now!
Woooo - yay for feeling motivated again!
I came home and had a boiled chicken breast with some mixed veggies. Then I got hungry about 3 hours later and decided to eat the last leftover piece of pizza from the boys' dinner because I still had 5pts left. Then I realized that I had a snack before bootcamp, and didn't not have 5pts left after all. So I threw the half a slice I hadn't eaten away.
All that must have paid off - along with my "accomplishments" yesterday. I weighed myself this morning and was down a POUND from yesterday weigh-in. Holy Lord, Thank You Jesus! I'm just now .3lbs above my "daily goal" and I'm 100% okay with that. I'm now 137.9 which is a weight I haven't seen in a long time. I'm feeling good.
Today is Subway Friday, which means I stopped in and got my Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner before work. 12pts for the Foot Long (1/2 for Lunch and 1/2 for Dinner) and 3pts for the Breakfast Muffin. Which I'm going to go eat now!
Woooo - yay for feeling motivated again!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Food 6/24/2010
Breakfast:
Slim-Rite Chocolate Shake - 3pts
Total: 3pts
Lunch:
Tuna Salad Sandwich - 3pts
Apples: 0pts
Applesauce with Fiber - 1pt
Total: 4pts
Snack:
Yogurt: 1pt
100 Calorie Lorna Dorne Cookies: 2pts
Total: 3pts
Exercise: 1 Hour Boot Camp
Dinner: TBD
Total Used: 10pts
Total Remaining: 10pts
Slim-Rite Chocolate Shake - 3pts
Total: 3pts
Lunch:
Tuna Salad Sandwich - 3pts
Apples: 0pts
Applesauce with Fiber - 1pt
Total: 4pts
Snack:
Yogurt: 1pt
100 Calorie Lorna Dorne Cookies: 2pts
Total: 3pts
Exercise: 1 Hour Boot Camp
Dinner: TBD
Total Used: 10pts
Total Remaining: 10pts
Finally!
I was able to *ahem*go*ahem.
It was a joyous experience, and I had to suck up my insecurities, and just do it. Usually, if there is anyone else in the bathroom, I can't. I refuse. But I went in to do #1 while another stall was occupied, and I realized that it was time! And I went.
It felt great to not be worrying about that anymore. Hopefully the scale will reflect these achievements tomorrow.
Sorry about the TMI - but this is my blog damnit!
It was a joyous experience, and I had to suck up my insecurities, and just do it. Usually, if there is anyone else in the bathroom, I can't. I refuse. But I went in to do #1 while another stall was occupied, and I realized that it was time! And I went.
It felt great to not be worrying about that anymore. Hopefully the scale will reflect these achievements tomorrow.
Sorry about the TMI - but this is my blog damnit!
Don't Give Up!
I didn't go to the gym last night. I couldn't. Every muscle hurt and I didn't want to be a puddle on the floor before Boot Camp tonight. My upper/inner thighs are still a bit sore, but at least I can move today.
I started thinking about my daily weigh-ins, and my daily weight goals. Is it a good idea? Absolutely not. Not reaching my daily goals made me take for granted the 2.5lbs loss I had last week. Instead of being proud, I was disappointed that I didn't lose that extra pound that would put me on track.
However, I am liking weighing myself every day. You can't ignore it, or decide to "cheat", because I'll see it the very next morning.
Now, I'm about to go into TMI land, and point fingers as to why I think I'm not losing as much weight. I haven't had a BM since Monday, and it's driving me crazy. I plant myself on the pot, and honestly, try! And nothing. It's not like I'm not getting enough Fiber in my diet, or drinking enough water. I think it's my body playing mean tricks on me. Like it doesn't want me to lose weight.
I'm onto you body! I'll get the best of you! You can't hold out on me forever!!!!
So, if I'm still unsuccessful in my quest by the end of the work day today, I believe we have some magic pills at home that should solve all my problems.
Now, for things that don't involve my diet.
Gas.
No, not that kind...
I needed to stop and fuel up my vehicle this morning. This is always tough for me as I'd much rather run that little bug into the ground and stomp and squish it with all my might. It's probably not healthy to hate your own car so much.
Anyway, like I was saying. I stopped to get some gas. My car was also FILTHY so I decided to go to a gas station with a car wash. Neither of these things proved successful. I was about 40 seconds into my fill-up when it just stopped pumping. I tried pulling up the handle again, nothing. Took it out and repositioned it. Nothing. Pressed the Unleaded button. Nothing. I walk over to the attendant and she tries the same things. Nothing. Apparently, the Vacuum Pump has shut off.
She says she can cancel my transaction and start over somewhere else, but I declined. I had enough to get me to work, and didn't want to deal with it. Then I realized that I never saw the option to add the car wash. So I ended up with 3 gallons of gas and a dirty car. Not a productive morning.
I started thinking about my daily weigh-ins, and my daily weight goals. Is it a good idea? Absolutely not. Not reaching my daily goals made me take for granted the 2.5lbs loss I had last week. Instead of being proud, I was disappointed that I didn't lose that extra pound that would put me on track.
However, I am liking weighing myself every day. You can't ignore it, or decide to "cheat", because I'll see it the very next morning.
Now, I'm about to go into TMI land, and point fingers as to why I think I'm not losing as much weight. I haven't had a BM since Monday, and it's driving me crazy. I plant myself on the pot, and honestly, try! And nothing. It's not like I'm not getting enough Fiber in my diet, or drinking enough water. I think it's my body playing mean tricks on me. Like it doesn't want me to lose weight.
I'm onto you body! I'll get the best of you! You can't hold out on me forever!!!!
So, if I'm still unsuccessful in my quest by the end of the work day today, I believe we have some magic pills at home that should solve all my problems.
Now, for things that don't involve my diet.
Gas.
No, not that kind...
I needed to stop and fuel up my vehicle this morning. This is always tough for me as I'd much rather run that little bug into the ground and stomp and squish it with all my might. It's probably not healthy to hate your own car so much.
Anyway, like I was saying. I stopped to get some gas. My car was also FILTHY so I decided to go to a gas station with a car wash. Neither of these things proved successful. I was about 40 seconds into my fill-up when it just stopped pumping. I tried pulling up the handle again, nothing. Took it out and repositioned it. Nothing. Pressed the Unleaded button. Nothing. I walk over to the attendant and she tries the same things. Nothing. Apparently, the Vacuum Pump has shut off.
She says she can cancel my transaction and start over somewhere else, but I declined. I had enough to get me to work, and didn't want to deal with it. Then I realized that I never saw the option to add the car wash. So I ended up with 3 gallons of gas and a dirty car. Not a productive morning.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Mad!
I'm so angry. I've been so good since Sunday (Saturday was my "bad" day) and I haven't lost anything. I've been bouncing all around 139 - 139.4. But, I've been working out, Boot Camp on Monday, Running on Tuesday, and staying within my points and nothing. Why is my body hating me.
This better be one of those your body holds onto it, and then one day, you've lost 3lbs or something, because really....what am I doing wrong.
Anyway - on to todays food.
Breakfast:
English Muffin with Butter Spray and Cinnamon - 1pt
Coffee - 1pt
Lunch:
Tuna Salad Sandwich - 3pts
Salad - 2pts
Snack:
Fruit - 2pts
9pts Total
11pts Remaining
If I don't lose weight tomorrow, I'm going to be angry.
I'm now 1lb over where I should be now.
This better be one of those your body holds onto it, and then one day, you've lost 3lbs or something, because really....what am I doing wrong.
Anyway - on to todays food.
Breakfast:
English Muffin with Butter Spray and Cinnamon - 1pt
Coffee - 1pt
Lunch:
Tuna Salad Sandwich - 3pts
Salad - 2pts
Snack:
Fruit - 2pts
9pts Total
11pts Remaining
If I don't lose weight tomorrow, I'm going to be angry.
I'm now 1lb over where I should be now.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Oh gym...how I loathe thee...
So I went to the Gym when I got home from work, even though I was already sore from Boot Camp yesterday. I was angry that I haven't met my daily goal, and that I need to lose .8 by tomorrow to "catch up". I ran for a lot more than usual, I actually ran 1/2 a mile straight, and did 30 minutes total, and burn 300 calories. I was pretty impressed.
I was feeling good about myself until I tried on my bathing suit that came in the mail today. The medium top I got was tight, so I ordered the large. The large looked even worse - hit me in all the wrong places. The medium is much more flattering, and will look even better after losing weight. By August, I should feel pretty comfortable in it.
I'm frustrated that even though I've lost about 10lbs this year, and just over 20 from my heaviest weight from 4 years ago, that I'm still not proud of what I've accomplished. I still feel as fat as I did then...not fair.
I have 15 pts left for dinner, so I'm going to make myself a burger for dinner. Granted, thats a whopping 5 points, 6 if I put cheese on it...but I'll feel like I'm cheating anyway.
I was feeling good about myself until I tried on my bathing suit that came in the mail today. The medium top I got was tight, so I ordered the large. The large looked even worse - hit me in all the wrong places. The medium is much more flattering, and will look even better after losing weight. By August, I should feel pretty comfortable in it.
I'm frustrated that even though I've lost about 10lbs this year, and just over 20 from my heaviest weight from 4 years ago, that I'm still not proud of what I've accomplished. I still feel as fat as I did then...not fair.
I have 15 pts left for dinner, so I'm going to make myself a burger for dinner. Granted, thats a whopping 5 points, 6 if I put cheese on it...but I'll feel like I'm cheating anyway.
Boot Camp and Weight
Boot Camp started last night and it was a lot of fun. It was a much harder first day than I remember for the Spring Session. They had us doing stations which consisted of:
Mountain Climbers
High Knees
Jump Rope
Curb Steps
Bicycle
Jogging
Push Ups
Squats
Bicep Curls
Dips
Plank
Jogging
It was a good night - and I'm actually not too sore....yet.
I had a salad with chicken, mushrooms, red peppers, green peppers, onions and some fat free feta cheese for dinner and a 100 calorie pack of Chips Ahoy for dessert.
Which leads me to weighing myself this morning. I got on the scale and it was 139.2 - not at all what I had wanted/expected. I decided that my hair was still quite damp and I'd let it dry a little more and try again. 139.0. Finally less than what I had weighed previously - but more than my targeted weight of 138.2. I'm .8lbs above where I should be.
I realized what makes a big difference are my interval runs. When that weight was melting off of me, I was doing my 30 minute interval runs - and I haven't done that since Friday. So tonight, interval running for me! I need to catch up with my weight goal. I'm supposed to be at 137.9 tomorrow.
What have I gotten myself into? If anything, its crazy motivation. When you have a daily goal, its hard to let yourself cheat.
Here's my food for today:
English Muffin with Spray Butter and Cinnamon - 1pt
Coffee - 0pt
Tuna Salad Sandwich - 3pt
Salad - 2pt
Jello - 0pt
Yogurt - 1pt
100 Calorie Lorna Dorne Cookies - 2pts
Total: 9pts Before Dinner; 11 Points Remaining.
Mountain Climbers
High Knees
Jump Rope
Curb Steps
Bicycle
Jogging
Push Ups
Squats
Bicep Curls
Dips
Plank
Jogging
It was a good night - and I'm actually not too sore....yet.
I had a salad with chicken, mushrooms, red peppers, green peppers, onions and some fat free feta cheese for dinner and a 100 calorie pack of Chips Ahoy for dessert.
Which leads me to weighing myself this morning. I got on the scale and it was 139.2 - not at all what I had wanted/expected. I decided that my hair was still quite damp and I'd let it dry a little more and try again. 139.0. Finally less than what I had weighed previously - but more than my targeted weight of 138.2. I'm .8lbs above where I should be.
I realized what makes a big difference are my interval runs. When that weight was melting off of me, I was doing my 30 minute interval runs - and I haven't done that since Friday. So tonight, interval running for me! I need to catch up with my weight goal. I'm supposed to be at 137.9 tomorrow.
What have I gotten myself into? If anything, its crazy motivation. When you have a daily goal, its hard to let yourself cheat.
Here's my food for today:
English Muffin with Spray Butter and Cinnamon - 1pt
Coffee - 0pt
Tuna Salad Sandwich - 3pt
Salad - 2pt
Jello - 0pt
Yogurt - 1pt
100 Calorie Lorna Dorne Cookies - 2pts
Total: 9pts Before Dinner; 11 Points Remaining.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Pilates and a Bad Day
Saturday morning, still excited by my recent success in dieting, I woke up early to go to my first Pilates class. It was being held at a gorgeous park in Porter Ranch, just up the street from Shepherd of the Hills.
I enjoyed the class very much - some of the moves were a little hard to do, either due to my lack of flexibility, balance, and my core strength, but I got through it okay. Our instructor, who is just turning 50, looks amazing for her age. I could only dream to have her body now, at my young age of 25. So Pilates must work.
After Pilates, I went home and started wrapping my Dad's Guitar, Guitar accessories, and the picture I had enlarged and framed from the wedding. Then we showered and made our way over to Sun Valley to drop off some old cleaning supplies at the Hazardous Waste facility, before going to my parents house.
This is where things turn ugly, at least diet wise. I knew Tacos were going to be our main course, so I made sure to eat a smaller breakfast and lunch, and to keep snacking to a minimum. I also knew people were coming over to the house later that night and that any drinking I would do would be saved for that. I managed to not snack a whole lot, but Margaritas had been made and were sooo delicious that I ended up having two. I did however, not partake in the cheesecake that was being passed around.
Then we went to our Apartment to celebrate the last part of Louis's Birthday festivities. I drank...a lot. 2 Sweet Tea Vodka's (although this was made with Crystal Light) and one Crystal Light and Malibu Rum. Boy I was drunk - more drunk than I've been in a long time. The room was spinning, but I did manage to fall asleep sitting up on the couch.
Sunday I was fairly good. I slept until 11am, so I skipped breakfast, and Josh and I got lunch (and dinner) at subway. We went to a matinee of Toy Story 3, and I got a Diet Coke and a bag of popcorn, that I ate maybe an 1/8th of, and then later that night we went and got Menchies. I had 6pts left for this, and I'm sure it was somewhere in that vacinity. I was really craving something delicious and heavy after all that drinking - like pizza or pasta, but Josh kept me on track.
After all that, I weighed myself this morning and it said 139.4 - which is up from Friday. I do however think it's a temporary weight gain, as I'm sure I'm retaining water like crazy, and am a bit backed up. I don't believe one night of drinking could do THAT much damage. I should be at 138.6 today if I want to reach my goal of 135 by rafting.
With that said - Boot Camp starts tonight! YES!
I enjoyed the class very much - some of the moves were a little hard to do, either due to my lack of flexibility, balance, and my core strength, but I got through it okay. Our instructor, who is just turning 50, looks amazing for her age. I could only dream to have her body now, at my young age of 25. So Pilates must work.
After Pilates, I went home and started wrapping my Dad's Guitar, Guitar accessories, and the picture I had enlarged and framed from the wedding. Then we showered and made our way over to Sun Valley to drop off some old cleaning supplies at the Hazardous Waste facility, before going to my parents house.
This is where things turn ugly, at least diet wise. I knew Tacos were going to be our main course, so I made sure to eat a smaller breakfast and lunch, and to keep snacking to a minimum. I also knew people were coming over to the house later that night and that any drinking I would do would be saved for that. I managed to not snack a whole lot, but Margaritas had been made and were sooo delicious that I ended up having two. I did however, not partake in the cheesecake that was being passed around.
Then we went to our Apartment to celebrate the last part of Louis's Birthday festivities. I drank...a lot. 2 Sweet Tea Vodka's (although this was made with Crystal Light) and one Crystal Light and Malibu Rum. Boy I was drunk - more drunk than I've been in a long time. The room was spinning, but I did manage to fall asleep sitting up on the couch.
Sunday I was fairly good. I slept until 11am, so I skipped breakfast, and Josh and I got lunch (and dinner) at subway. We went to a matinee of Toy Story 3, and I got a Diet Coke and a bag of popcorn, that I ate maybe an 1/8th of, and then later that night we went and got Menchies. I had 6pts left for this, and I'm sure it was somewhere in that vacinity. I was really craving something delicious and heavy after all that drinking - like pizza or pasta, but Josh kept me on track.
After all that, I weighed myself this morning and it said 139.4 - which is up from Friday. I do however think it's a temporary weight gain, as I'm sure I'm retaining water like crazy, and am a bit backed up. I don't believe one night of drinking could do THAT much damage. I should be at 138.6 today if I want to reach my goal of 135 by rafting.
With that said - Boot Camp starts tonight! YES!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Todays Points
Breakfast: 3 Points
Subway Western Egg and Cheese on a Light Muffin with Egg White: 3pts
Lunch: 8 Points
Subway 6-inch Roast Beef Sandwich on Omega 3 Bread with Swiss Cheese, Spinach, Tomatoes, Onions, Green Peppers, Pickles and Vinegar: 6pts
100 Calorie Pack Yogurt Covered Pretzels: 2pt
Jello: 0pt
Snack: 1 Point
Cherries: 1pt
Total (Before Dinner): 12 Points.
Remaining: (Now that I'm in the 130's) 8 Points for Dinner.
Subway Western Egg and Cheese on a Light Muffin with Egg White: 3pts
Lunch: 8 Points
Subway 6-inch Roast Beef Sandwich on Omega 3 Bread with Swiss Cheese, Spinach, Tomatoes, Onions, Green Peppers, Pickles and Vinegar: 6pts
100 Calorie Pack Yogurt Covered Pretzels: 2pt
Jello: 0pt
Snack: 1 Point
Cherries: 1pt
Total (Before Dinner): 12 Points.
Remaining: (Now that I'm in the 130's) 8 Points for Dinner.
Holy Crapola
I weighed myself this morning - AGAIN. Seriously, this could get addicting. I wasn't sure I'd lose my .34lbs from yesterday, because, well, I didn't have a BM yesterday. So imagine my surprise when I saw 139.1 on the scale. .9lbs down from yesterday!
And when I came into work today, someone asked me if I had lost weight. I sure have - 2.5lbs since Monday. Sure, this is the 1st week of dieting where it comes off easily and it'll be much harder in the coming weeks - but aaah! So happy to see my hard work paying off.
Last night for dinner, Josh and I stopped at Subway to keep from eating anything bad at my Moms. I got my 6pt, 6inch sub, with some baked lays. I ended up eating only 2 of the baked lays and giving the rest to my Mom, and I grabbed a Mikes Hard Lemonade instead. Then, yeah, I had some skittles. But thats it! Knowing how dieting usually goes at my Mom's, I did pretty well.
Today, also happens to be Subway Friday. I stopped there this morning on the way to work and got my breakfast and lunch (total of 9pts between the two), and packed some cherries, strawberries, and a 100 calorie pack of Yogurt Covered Pretzels.
I also brought my Laptop and will be starting on our Wedding Photo Album. All my coworkers go out to either Cheesecake or PF Changs on Friday, and I'm trying hard really not to go, both for caloric and financial reasons. Gotta save on both.
In other amazingly big news - the Lakers won the NBA Championship Finals in Game 7, against the Celtics. It was crazy! The Celtics lead in the first 3 Quarters with the Lakers being down as many as 13 points during the game. It wasn't looking good, but they pulled it out, and WON! It was so exciting.
Poor little Marley wasn't sure what to do with all the commotion and yelling, and air horns. She pretty much knocks out around 9 and I think was more upset that people were disrupting her sleep. She's adorable.
So plans for this weekend - tomorrow: Pilates!!! I am going to my first Pilates class, also being held through Shepherd of the Hills at a local park. I'm really looking forward to creating lean muscle mass and improving my core strength.
Afterwards we will be celebrating Fathers Day, a day early. Then possibly some outing for Louis's Birthday. This will be a hard day to be good. I shall try.
No plan for Sunday as of yet - though it'd be fun to get out and do something. A hike. Perhaps. We shall see. Josh and I desperately have to do our Thank You cards since it's been a month and a half since the wedding.
Then Monday - BOOTCAMP! Hells yeah.
And when I came into work today, someone asked me if I had lost weight. I sure have - 2.5lbs since Monday. Sure, this is the 1st week of dieting where it comes off easily and it'll be much harder in the coming weeks - but aaah! So happy to see my hard work paying off.
Last night for dinner, Josh and I stopped at Subway to keep from eating anything bad at my Moms. I got my 6pt, 6inch sub, with some baked lays. I ended up eating only 2 of the baked lays and giving the rest to my Mom, and I grabbed a Mikes Hard Lemonade instead. Then, yeah, I had some skittles. But thats it! Knowing how dieting usually goes at my Mom's, I did pretty well.
Today, also happens to be Subway Friday. I stopped there this morning on the way to work and got my breakfast and lunch (total of 9pts between the two), and packed some cherries, strawberries, and a 100 calorie pack of Yogurt Covered Pretzels.
I also brought my Laptop and will be starting on our Wedding Photo Album. All my coworkers go out to either Cheesecake or PF Changs on Friday, and I'm trying hard really not to go, both for caloric and financial reasons. Gotta save on both.
In other amazingly big news - the Lakers won the NBA Championship Finals in Game 7, against the Celtics. It was crazy! The Celtics lead in the first 3 Quarters with the Lakers being down as many as 13 points during the game. It wasn't looking good, but they pulled it out, and WON! It was so exciting.
Poor little Marley wasn't sure what to do with all the commotion and yelling, and air horns. She pretty much knocks out around 9 and I think was more upset that people were disrupting her sleep. She's adorable.
So plans for this weekend - tomorrow: Pilates!!! I am going to my first Pilates class, also being held through Shepherd of the Hills at a local park. I'm really looking forward to creating lean muscle mass and improving my core strength.
Afterwards we will be celebrating Fathers Day, a day early. Then possibly some outing for Louis's Birthday. This will be a hard day to be good. I shall try.
No plan for Sunday as of yet - though it'd be fun to get out and do something. A hike. Perhaps. We shall see. Josh and I desperately have to do our Thank You cards since it's been a month and a half since the wedding.
Then Monday - BOOTCAMP! Hells yeah.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Reaching Goals
So I had made a goal a couple of weeks ago that I wanted to be 135 by Rafting. I thought that I was at 138, and reaching that goal should be fairly easy. But then I ate McDonalds and Wendys and Panda Express and drank and drank, and ate and ate. Now I'm at 140, and I have 17 days to reach my goal of 135.
I did the math today and saw that I have to lose .34lbs a day.
Is this realistic. Absolutely not.
Am I being ridiculous for giving myself a daily goal? Absolutely.
Am I going to attempt it anyway? You betcha.
I did the math today and saw that I have to lose .34lbs a day.
Is this realistic. Absolutely not.
Am I being ridiculous for giving myself a daily goal? Absolutely.
Am I going to attempt it anyway? You betcha.
Blog Whoring
I've been quite the blog whore recently. Oh well.
So I weighed myself this morning, AGAIN! I know, I know - I'm only supposed to do it once a week, but I neeeeed to know how I'm doing. Seeing the number being atleast slightly lower every morning motivates me for the day, hoping to lower it even more for the next day.
It was 140.0. .3lbs down from yesterday. 1.6 down from Monday. That aint too shabby, if you ask me.
Tonight is the Laker game (GAME 7! AHHH) at my Mom's. Hopefully healthy food will be served for dinner.
In the meantime, here is what currently resides in my lunch box:
English Muffin w/ Cinnamon and Sugar - 1pt
Apples - 0pts
Jello - 0pts
PB&J Sandwich - 4pts
Kellogs Multi-Grain Crackers - 1pt
Strawberries - 1pt
Cherries - 1pt
Banana - 2pts
10pts for all that, leaving me with 11pts for dinner. I could say I have 10pts, but I technically have to lose 1 more oz before I'd drop a point. So I'm keeping it.
I'm hoping work goes by pretty fast today. Hope being the key word here. I have a meeting at 10 that should go for about 30 minutes, and then another meeting at 11 that should last right up until lunch time.
It's already 8, and I still have to go make and eat my breakfast, so I won't really get into work work until 8:30, so that's only an hour and a half until the first meeting.
How do people do this day in and day out for their entire lives? It baffles me.
So I weighed myself this morning, AGAIN! I know, I know - I'm only supposed to do it once a week, but I neeeeed to know how I'm doing. Seeing the number being atleast slightly lower every morning motivates me for the day, hoping to lower it even more for the next day.
It was 140.0. .3lbs down from yesterday. 1.6 down from Monday. That aint too shabby, if you ask me.
Tonight is the Laker game (GAME 7! AHHH) at my Mom's. Hopefully healthy food will be served for dinner.
In the meantime, here is what currently resides in my lunch box:
English Muffin w/ Cinnamon and Sugar - 1pt
Apples - 0pts
Jello - 0pts
PB&J Sandwich - 4pts
Kellogs Multi-Grain Crackers - 1pt
Strawberries - 1pt
Cherries - 1pt
Banana - 2pts
10pts for all that, leaving me with 11pts for dinner. I could say I have 10pts, but I technically have to lose 1 more oz before I'd drop a point. So I'm keeping it.
I'm hoping work goes by pretty fast today. Hope being the key word here. I have a meeting at 10 that should go for about 30 minutes, and then another meeting at 11 that should last right up until lunch time.
It's already 8, and I still have to go make and eat my breakfast, so I won't really get into work work until 8:30, so that's only an hour and a half until the first meeting.
How do people do this day in and day out for their entire lives? It baffles me.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday - Part 2
So I ate a cookie. Shoot me. One of my boss's sent out an email to our team informing us she had freshly baked cookie. Who says no to a freshly baked cookie? Certainly not me. And let me tell you, it was delicious. I don't regret it one bit.
After work I went over to Old Navy to return a bathing suit top I had ordered online that was a little snug. I bought a couple t-shirts to wear while lounging and working out, and when I just feel like wearing a plain old t-shirt. I also bought Josh a couple pairs of swim shorts as they were on sale for $8.
Then we drove over and met my Mom to go to Costco to get our Wedding Pictures printed. The lady was hesitant to print them because apparently we should have had a photo release from our photographer. I'm sure it was somewhere in our original contract? Do I have the contract. I don't know. Eep. Then we proceeded to get sucked in to the amazingness that is Costco. I bought a huge box of 100 Calorie Packs, some razors, and the 2nd Eclipse.
Josh is trying to get me to smell his socks.
They surprisingly don't smell
After work I went over to Old Navy to return a bathing suit top I had ordered online that was a little snug. I bought a couple t-shirts to wear while lounging and working out, and when I just feel like wearing a plain old t-shirt. I also bought Josh a couple pairs of swim shorts as they were on sale for $8.
Then we drove over and met my Mom to go to Costco to get our Wedding Pictures printed. The lady was hesitant to print them because apparently we should have had a photo release from our photographer. I'm sure it was somewhere in our original contract? Do I have the contract. I don't know. Eep. Then we proceeded to get sucked in to the amazingness that is Costco. I bought a huge box of 100 Calorie Packs, some razors, and the 2nd Eclipse.
Josh is trying to get me to smell his socks.
They surprisingly don't smell
Wow Wednesday!
It's Wednesday, and I must say that I had an awful time getting up this morning. The alarm went off in the middle of a dream, and I always know it won't be a good idea when I don't finish my sleep cycle.
But alas, here I am and have been at work for an hour. What have I done? Absolutely nothing. Made and ate breakfast, read some blogs. I'm productive.
So I weighed myself this morning. I know you're not supposed to weigh yourself every day, but I did. 140.3. I enjoy that number much better than yesterdays 141.6. It's still about 2lbs more than what I did weigh a few weeks ago, but at least it's going in the right direction.
I got my bathing suit from Old Navy yesterday. The swim bottoms, the board shorts, the tank top and hoodie all fit great. The swim tops on the other hand fit, but were a bit too snug around my midsection than I'd like. I'll be exchanging the mediums for a large. But the fit was really cute, so thats a plus.
The Lakers won last night. Kicked butt, more like it. It was a great game, and it was fun watching with the family. Rachele just got a new puppy on Monday that is absolutely adorable. Her name will be Marley, as Christopher refuses to let us name her something a bit more girly. Oh well. She's just 10 weeks old and is a little bundle of energy. She'll be a welcome addition to our family.
Anywho - here's my food recap (breakfast and lunch) for today
Breakfast: 3pts
Thomas's Double Fiber English Muffin - 1pt
Jelly - 1pt
Light n Fit Yogurt - 1pt
Coffee - 0pts
Lunch: 3pts
2 Slices Sara Lee Delightful Bread - 1pt
Sandwich Ready Tuna Salad Pack - 2pt
Snacks:3pts
Apple Slices - 0pt
Jello - 0pt
Applesauce - 1 pt
100 Calorie Yogurt Covered Pretzels - 2pt
That gives me a whopping 12 points for dinner. I like the sound of that.
I didn't get a chance to work out last night, but I'll be back in action tonight!
But alas, here I am and have been at work for an hour. What have I done? Absolutely nothing. Made and ate breakfast, read some blogs. I'm productive.
So I weighed myself this morning. I know you're not supposed to weigh yourself every day, but I did. 140.3. I enjoy that number much better than yesterdays 141.6. It's still about 2lbs more than what I did weigh a few weeks ago, but at least it's going in the right direction.
I got my bathing suit from Old Navy yesterday. The swim bottoms, the board shorts, the tank top and hoodie all fit great. The swim tops on the other hand fit, but were a bit too snug around my midsection than I'd like. I'll be exchanging the mediums for a large. But the fit was really cute, so thats a plus.
The Lakers won last night. Kicked butt, more like it. It was a great game, and it was fun watching with the family. Rachele just got a new puppy on Monday that is absolutely adorable. Her name will be Marley, as Christopher refuses to let us name her something a bit more girly. Oh well. She's just 10 weeks old and is a little bundle of energy. She'll be a welcome addition to our family.
Anywho - here's my food recap (breakfast and lunch) for today
Breakfast: 3pts
Thomas's Double Fiber English Muffin - 1pt
Jelly - 1pt
Light n Fit Yogurt - 1pt
Coffee - 0pts
Lunch: 3pts
2 Slices Sara Lee Delightful Bread - 1pt
Sandwich Ready Tuna Salad Pack - 2pt
Snacks:3pts
Apple Slices - 0pt
Jello - 0pt
Applesauce - 1 pt
100 Calorie Yogurt Covered Pretzels - 2pt
That gives me a whopping 12 points for dinner. I like the sound of that.
I didn't get a chance to work out last night, but I'll be back in action tonight!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Oh noes :(
So I weighed myself this morning, and did not like what I saw. I'm now 141.6 - about 3lbs up from what I was a few weeks ago, which means it will be even harder to get to 135 by 4th of July.
In any event, I'll try. I'd be happy with 137.
Finally went grocery shopping, so I was able to choose different foods to eat today.
Breakfast: (3pts)
Thomas's Double Fiber English Muffin - 1pt
Spray Butter - 0pts
Jelly - 1pt
1/2 Banana - 1pt
Lunch: (6pts)
2 Slices Sara Lee Delight Wheat Bread - 1pt
Sandwich Ready Tuna Salad - 2pts
100 Calorie Pack Yogurt Covered Pretzels - 2pts
Applesauce - 1pt
Snacks: (2pts)
1/2 Banana - 1pt
Mini Box of Raisins - 1pt
This leaves 10 points for dinner, which is good since I'll be at my Moms. This is always where I tend to snack away to my hearts desire, but I need to be good. 141.6.
141.6
Grrrrr.
In any event, I'll try. I'd be happy with 137.
Finally went grocery shopping, so I was able to choose different foods to eat today.
Breakfast: (3pts)
Thomas's Double Fiber English Muffin - 1pt
Spray Butter - 0pts
Jelly - 1pt
1/2 Banana - 1pt
Lunch: (6pts)
2 Slices Sara Lee Delight Wheat Bread - 1pt
Sandwich Ready Tuna Salad - 2pts
100 Calorie Pack Yogurt Covered Pretzels - 2pts
Applesauce - 1pt
Snacks: (2pts)
1/2 Banana - 1pt
Mini Box of Raisins - 1pt
This leaves 10 points for dinner, which is good since I'll be at my Moms. This is always where I tend to snack away to my hearts desire, but I need to be good. 141.6.
141.6
Grrrrr.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Official Day #1
So how did today go? Extremely well. Although, I'm sure most people do pretty well on their first day back of REALLY being back.
I stopped at Subway this morning and got a their Breakfast Western and Cheese sandwich, and a footlong roast beef sandwich, which I ate half of for lunch and the other half for dinner.
Josh and I finally went grocery shopping, so there is food in the house again. Hopefully that will yield less trips to fast food joints.
After groceries, I went to the gym. I didn't run 10 straight minutes like I wanted to, but I did run 1/2 a mile straight, which I was pretty proud of. It felt harder than yesterday, but I'm not going to stop working at it. I also did some stepper, some bike, and some upright rows on the weight machine. I feel pretty good.
Points wise:
Subway Breakfast: 3
Subway Lunch: 6
Subway Dinner: 6
Mini-Box of Raisins: 1
Special K Crackers: 2
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge: 1
19 Points Total - which means I can have my 1 point weight watcher ice cream.
Yay!
Time to watch the Bachelorette!
I stopped at Subway this morning and got a their Breakfast Western and Cheese sandwich, and a footlong roast beef sandwich, which I ate half of for lunch and the other half for dinner.
Josh and I finally went grocery shopping, so there is food in the house again. Hopefully that will yield less trips to fast food joints.
After groceries, I went to the gym. I didn't run 10 straight minutes like I wanted to, but I did run 1/2 a mile straight, which I was pretty proud of. It felt harder than yesterday, but I'm not going to stop working at it. I also did some stepper, some bike, and some upright rows on the weight machine. I feel pretty good.
Points wise:
Subway Breakfast: 3
Subway Lunch: 6
Subway Dinner: 6
Mini-Box of Raisins: 1
Special K Crackers: 2
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge: 1
19 Points Total - which means I can have my 1 point weight watcher ice cream.
Yay!
Time to watch the Bachelorette!
Post-Nuptual Weight Gain
I refuse to gain back the weight I lost for the wedding - absolutely refuse. Now, if you saw my excercise and eating habits as of late, you'd think that maybe, perhaps, I thought differently.
I haven't been very good, I admit that. But, the thought of weight loss, and reaching my goal is still weighing heavily on my mind.
Yesterday started out fairly good. I had a 100-Cal English Muffin and some jelly for breakfast, and a grilled chicken breast with brocolli for lunch. I even went to the gym and attempted to get back into running. But then I had 5-Layer Dip and Chips, and Panda Express for dinner! Grrrr.
I'd like to point out that I'm not a runner, and never have been. It's hard for me to run for any significant amount of time. Before the wedding, I was working toward being able to run a 1/2 mile without stopping, and I never got there, unfortunately.
With bootcamp starting up in a week, this was something I wanted to work on beforehand. Well yesterday I got on the treadmill, and I ran. For 10 minutes straight! For .6 miles! Without stopping. I was very proud of myself, and if I pushed myself, I probably could have gone even more. I shall be back today for another stab at it - hopefully it wasn't just some random fluke.
I have replaced most of my wedding blogs with various weight loss blogs, and plan on documenting my weight loss journey - along with all my other random crap here.
I want to get back down to my low-weight of 128. I'm at roughly 140 right now. 12 pounds. I can do that. Just need to focus. These next three weeks, I'm going to hit it hard. Lots of gym, lots of upper body excercises. I have to get in shape for our rafting trip!
So I start, officially, today.
I stopped at Subway this morning and got a Breakfast Sandwich and a Foot-Long Roast Beef Sandwich on Omega-3 bread, with Swiss cheese, lettuce, spinach, tomato, onions, pickles and green peppers. I will eat half at lunch, and half at dinner. Total, this runs me about 15 points for all three meals, leaving me with 5 points for various snacks and whatnot.
I will also go to the gym after work. I will run on the treadmill again for 10 minutes, and walk, uphill, the other 20. Then I'll do some reps on the weight machine we have. Then I'll go back to the apartment and do some push ups, and crunches.
With all this said, I shall be "quitting" weight watchers. I need to save that money, and with bootcamp starting up, I won't be able to attend meetings for atleast the next 2 months. I know I can do it on my own, and its the smart thing to do right now financially. I really have to focus on saving so that by next year, I'll have a good chunk of money saved up to contribute to a down payment on a house.
So, the plan is 5lbs by my rafting trip on 4th of July. And then as close to 130 I can be for our August 6th trip to Virginia.
I should have weighed myself this morning to give myself a starting weight. Oh well, that'll be for tomorrow.
So, gooooooo weight loss!
I haven't been very good, I admit that. But, the thought of weight loss, and reaching my goal is still weighing heavily on my mind.
Yesterday started out fairly good. I had a 100-Cal English Muffin and some jelly for breakfast, and a grilled chicken breast with brocolli for lunch. I even went to the gym and attempted to get back into running. But then I had 5-Layer Dip and Chips, and Panda Express for dinner! Grrrr.
I'd like to point out that I'm not a runner, and never have been. It's hard for me to run for any significant amount of time. Before the wedding, I was working toward being able to run a 1/2 mile without stopping, and I never got there, unfortunately.
With bootcamp starting up in a week, this was something I wanted to work on beforehand. Well yesterday I got on the treadmill, and I ran. For 10 minutes straight! For .6 miles! Without stopping. I was very proud of myself, and if I pushed myself, I probably could have gone even more. I shall be back today for another stab at it - hopefully it wasn't just some random fluke.
I have replaced most of my wedding blogs with various weight loss blogs, and plan on documenting my weight loss journey - along with all my other random crap here.
I want to get back down to my low-weight of 128. I'm at roughly 140 right now. 12 pounds. I can do that. Just need to focus. These next three weeks, I'm going to hit it hard. Lots of gym, lots of upper body excercises. I have to get in shape for our rafting trip!
So I start, officially, today.
I stopped at Subway this morning and got a Breakfast Sandwich and a Foot-Long Roast Beef Sandwich on Omega-3 bread, with Swiss cheese, lettuce, spinach, tomato, onions, pickles and green peppers. I will eat half at lunch, and half at dinner. Total, this runs me about 15 points for all three meals, leaving me with 5 points for various snacks and whatnot.
I will also go to the gym after work. I will run on the treadmill again for 10 minutes, and walk, uphill, the other 20. Then I'll do some reps on the weight machine we have. Then I'll go back to the apartment and do some push ups, and crunches.
With all this said, I shall be "quitting" weight watchers. I need to save that money, and with bootcamp starting up, I won't be able to attend meetings for atleast the next 2 months. I know I can do it on my own, and its the smart thing to do right now financially. I really have to focus on saving so that by next year, I'll have a good chunk of money saved up to contribute to a down payment on a house.
So, the plan is 5lbs by my rafting trip on 4th of July. And then as close to 130 I can be for our August 6th trip to Virginia.
I should have weighed myself this morning to give myself a starting weight. Oh well, that'll be for tomorrow.
So, gooooooo weight loss!
Solarthon, 2010
A month or so ago, a coworker who handles different volunteer opportunities brought up an event that involved installing solar panels on Habitat for Humanities homes. This is one of the few that actually caught my attention, as Josh and I are both very involved in "green" movement and helping the environment.
So Saturday morning we woke up, very groggy due to being up until 2am, and made the 40 minute trek to Piru, CA. We pulled up to street of all Habitat for Humanity homes, and found it to be a very cute and pleasant little neighborhood. Josh and I checked in, grabbed our shirts and our hardhats and made our way over to the rest of our Wells Fargo crew.
They had bagels and coffee, and some cinnamon roll bites to get us started for the day. We split up into ground crew and roof crews, and started our various jobs. The ground crew bent conduit and got the solar panels ready, while the roof crew laid the wiring and ground wires. Then it was time to install the panels. The ground crew lifted the panels up to the roof crew and before we knew it, we had 6 panels secured onto the racks.
Then we stopped for lunch, which we were told was going to be provided by the homeowners themselves. I just figured they would all pitch in to buy something, but we soon saw that they had all cooked different dishes. This food was probably some the of the best food I had ever eaten. Carnitas, Rice, Macaroni Salad, Tamales. Like, seriously, the best I've ever had. And it was really cool to feel that sense of community there, and feeling how appreciative they all were for the chance to have solar panels installed on their roofs.
After lunch, we got right back into it and installed the last 6 panels. After just a few minutes they had the panels hooked up to the grids, and we were all able to see their electricity meter start turning backwards. It was such an exciting moment!
There had already been a few homes that have had solar panels installed, and they told us that their power bill went from $100, to $2, which is essentially the cost to keep the houses hooked up the grid. That's amazing.
I'd do this event over again in a heartbeat!
So Saturday morning we woke up, very groggy due to being up until 2am, and made the 40 minute trek to Piru, CA. We pulled up to street of all Habitat for Humanity homes, and found it to be a very cute and pleasant little neighborhood. Josh and I checked in, grabbed our shirts and our hardhats and made our way over to the rest of our Wells Fargo crew.
They had bagels and coffee, and some cinnamon roll bites to get us started for the day. We split up into ground crew and roof crews, and started our various jobs. The ground crew bent conduit and got the solar panels ready, while the roof crew laid the wiring and ground wires. Then it was time to install the panels. The ground crew lifted the panels up to the roof crew and before we knew it, we had 6 panels secured onto the racks.
Then we stopped for lunch, which we were told was going to be provided by the homeowners themselves. I just figured they would all pitch in to buy something, but we soon saw that they had all cooked different dishes. This food was probably some the of the best food I had ever eaten. Carnitas, Rice, Macaroni Salad, Tamales. Like, seriously, the best I've ever had. And it was really cool to feel that sense of community there, and feeling how appreciative they all were for the chance to have solar panels installed on their roofs.
After lunch, we got right back into it and installed the last 6 panels. After just a few minutes they had the panels hooked up to the grids, and we were all able to see their electricity meter start turning backwards. It was such an exciting moment!
There had already been a few homes that have had solar panels installed, and they told us that their power bill went from $100, to $2, which is essentially the cost to keep the houses hooked up the grid. That's amazing.
I'd do this event over again in a heartbeat!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Summmmer!
So after much bathing suit shopping, I finally ordered some that I hope to be promising, from Old Navy. They were mix and match, and fairly cheap, so I bought two tops, one pair of bottoms that match with both, and some board shorts that also match both tops. While I was at it, I bought a tank top, and a lightweight hoodie that should match as well.
I really hope they all look cute on me so I can be stylish when we go rafting, lol. And I'll have some cute choices for beaching this summer.
I really hope they all look cute on me so I can be stylish when we go rafting, lol. And I'll have some cute choices for beaching this summer.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Clothes
I'm really tired of a lot of my clothes. I envision myself having a certain type of style, but I don't have the money to purchase new clothes, let alone the body to pull it off.
Despite having lost about 15lbs this year, I'm still quite unhappy with my body. It doesn't help that according to the doctor, I'm still an overweight adult. I went bathing suit shopping recently and was immensely disappointed with what I saw.
I want to change my image, both physically and materialistically. I'm older, I'm married, and the person I portray needs to reflect that. I wish I could just throw on a pair of jeans, a cute shirt, pull my hair back in a pony tail and look pretty. Instead I worry about the fit of the shirt, does it flatter my belly pooch, are my jeans flattering my butt, put on an array of makeup and blowdry and straighten my hair with surgical precision.
I need to lose weight and get fit - yet, what did I do yesterday? Eat Wendy's. I won't blame myself for not working out because I've tweaked my neck and still don't have my full range of motion back. But I desperately need to go back soon.
So, I've created a short term goal for myself. 5lbs by rafting which is about 3 weeks away. And focus on working on my upper body strength specifically for rafting.
I want to be a fit active person, and I know that I've already started habits in my life that would lead in the opposite direction, the same direction my family has taken to immobility and unhealthyness. I don't want to be like them.
So tonight, I will make my way to the treadmill. I'll hold off on the arms until my neck is better, but treadmill it will be!
Despite having lost about 15lbs this year, I'm still quite unhappy with my body. It doesn't help that according to the doctor, I'm still an overweight adult. I went bathing suit shopping recently and was immensely disappointed with what I saw.
I want to change my image, both physically and materialistically. I'm older, I'm married, and the person I portray needs to reflect that. I wish I could just throw on a pair of jeans, a cute shirt, pull my hair back in a pony tail and look pretty. Instead I worry about the fit of the shirt, does it flatter my belly pooch, are my jeans flattering my butt, put on an array of makeup and blowdry and straighten my hair with surgical precision.
I need to lose weight and get fit - yet, what did I do yesterday? Eat Wendy's. I won't blame myself for not working out because I've tweaked my neck and still don't have my full range of motion back. But I desperately need to go back soon.
So, I've created a short term goal for myself. 5lbs by rafting which is about 3 weeks away. And focus on working on my upper body strength specifically for rafting.
I want to be a fit active person, and I know that I've already started habits in my life that would lead in the opposite direction, the same direction my family has taken to immobility and unhealthyness. I don't want to be like them.
So tonight, I will make my way to the treadmill. I'll hold off on the arms until my neck is better, but treadmill it will be!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The LONG weekend!
So I really wanted to post yesterday, but blogger was down in the morning, and by the time it was working I was too involved in work to even start.
Even though I should be working at this moment, I'm not.
So - the weekend. It was interesting. Saturday was probably the most boring day I've had in a long time. I desperately wanted to get out, do stuff, but it didn't work out that way. We sat, and sat, and sat. No movies, no beach, no hanging out with friends. It baffles me that Josh is content doing this, as he's out of work, and sits at home like this every day. I decided to start on my 2009 Book that I'd totally procrastinated on doing last year. I actually finished it that same day.
I sometimes feel like Josh and I get bored of eachother. I think it's just him not being at work, and being home, and us always being together. I know he's down right now, not having work, and being so broke. I had to loan him some cash yesterday to pay rent (a week late), and now, we're both completely broke. I can tell its weighing heavily on him, but he won't talk about it. I know he feels like he's letting us down, especially in our first month of being married. It's not his fault. It happens.
Sunday however, was pretty fun. Josh had gotten free Dodger tickets for Sunday - and while Josh enjoys baseball, he was especially excited because the Dodgers were playing the Braves. We had 8 tickets, so we gathered up some friends and made our way down there. It was an extremely hot day, and our seats were in the sun for all 11 innings. It was a fun game though, and I got to eat my chocolate malt with the wooden spoon, like I've always done at Dodger games. Unfortunately for Josh, the Braves lost.
After the game we bolted over to my parents who were waiting to watch Game 2 of the Lakers vs. Celtics Finals. It was a close game for a lot of it, and kept us all on the edge of our seats. In the end, the Lakers also succumbed to the Celtics, tying the series 1-1.
I went back to work on Monday surprising well rested, and the day flew by. I think because it went so fast, I wasn't so drained of life by the time I left, and really had a hard time getting to sleep. I think I was excited about rafting finally being reserved. I probably shouldn't have spent the money on that until I knew Josh and I would be ok.
We're both going to have to be on some major lock down this week until more of Josh's checks start coming in. I can't wait until we move, and Josh has a steady, stable job, and we can stop worrying about the next show, the next unemployment check. That'll be nice.
Even though I should be working at this moment, I'm not.
So - the weekend. It was interesting. Saturday was probably the most boring day I've had in a long time. I desperately wanted to get out, do stuff, but it didn't work out that way. We sat, and sat, and sat. No movies, no beach, no hanging out with friends. It baffles me that Josh is content doing this, as he's out of work, and sits at home like this every day. I decided to start on my 2009 Book that I'd totally procrastinated on doing last year. I actually finished it that same day.
I sometimes feel like Josh and I get bored of eachother. I think it's just him not being at work, and being home, and us always being together. I know he's down right now, not having work, and being so broke. I had to loan him some cash yesterday to pay rent (a week late), and now, we're both completely broke. I can tell its weighing heavily on him, but he won't talk about it. I know he feels like he's letting us down, especially in our first month of being married. It's not his fault. It happens.
Sunday however, was pretty fun. Josh had gotten free Dodger tickets for Sunday - and while Josh enjoys baseball, he was especially excited because the Dodgers were playing the Braves. We had 8 tickets, so we gathered up some friends and made our way down there. It was an extremely hot day, and our seats were in the sun for all 11 innings. It was a fun game though, and I got to eat my chocolate malt with the wooden spoon, like I've always done at Dodger games. Unfortunately for Josh, the Braves lost.
After the game we bolted over to my parents who were waiting to watch Game 2 of the Lakers vs. Celtics Finals. It was a close game for a lot of it, and kept us all on the edge of our seats. In the end, the Lakers also succumbed to the Celtics, tying the series 1-1.
I went back to work on Monday surprising well rested, and the day flew by. I think because it went so fast, I wasn't so drained of life by the time I left, and really had a hard time getting to sleep. I think I was excited about rafting finally being reserved. I probably shouldn't have spent the money on that until I knew Josh and I would be ok.
We're both going to have to be on some major lock down this week until more of Josh's checks start coming in. I can't wait until we move, and Josh has a steady, stable job, and we can stop worrying about the next show, the next unemployment check. That'll be nice.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
1 Month!
Josh and I "celebrated" our 1 Month of being married. And by celebrated, I mean, I took him to Applebees. The one (and only one) even remotely close had closed down for quite a long time, and we just recently learned that it had reopened. Josh was ecstatic.
It feels like the time has flown by - yet, I still haven't even started the process of my name change. I really need to order our Marriage Certificate ASAP, and get one that.
Josh is still out of work, unfortunately. He's had a couple job offers, that he's turned down. The first offer he got was for a game show called Minute To Win It. At first, it seemed like a good thing. It's a network show which means a longer gig, more money, and it was being shot at CBS Radford, so for the first time, he'd be working in the valley. But then he found out that it'd be 14-hour days, 6 days a week, for $100 less than his base weekly rate. He agonized over what to do, but eventually said thanks, but no thanks. It's the first time he'd ever turned down a job.
The second show was even worse, as they paid even less money.
I told Josh that I supported him completely - he's worked too hard and too long to short sell himself like that, especially when a chance for a good show might be coming up soon. The boss he loves has some stuff in the works, though they may not start up for another few weeks.
I can't wait until we can have a more normal life with more normal jobs. That'll be nice.
In other new:
Oil is still spilling into the Gulf, my Dad hasn't gone back to work yet, the Lakers play game 1 against the Celtics tonight, Caleb won 1st place in his race last night, and it's time for breakfast!
It feels like the time has flown by - yet, I still haven't even started the process of my name change. I really need to order our Marriage Certificate ASAP, and get one that.
Josh is still out of work, unfortunately. He's had a couple job offers, that he's turned down. The first offer he got was for a game show called Minute To Win It. At first, it seemed like a good thing. It's a network show which means a longer gig, more money, and it was being shot at CBS Radford, so for the first time, he'd be working in the valley. But then he found out that it'd be 14-hour days, 6 days a week, for $100 less than his base weekly rate. He agonized over what to do, but eventually said thanks, but no thanks. It's the first time he'd ever turned down a job.
The second show was even worse, as they paid even less money.
I told Josh that I supported him completely - he's worked too hard and too long to short sell himself like that, especially when a chance for a good show might be coming up soon. The boss he loves has some stuff in the works, though they may not start up for another few weeks.
I can't wait until we can have a more normal life with more normal jobs. That'll be nice.
In other new:
Oil is still spilling into the Gulf, my Dad hasn't gone back to work yet, the Lakers play game 1 against the Celtics tonight, Caleb won 1st place in his race last night, and it's time for breakfast!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Memorial Day Weekend
The weekend was a long, yet good weekend that was comprised of many events.
I had to work on Friday until 2pm, and had planned on having Josh pick me up and leaving straight from work. Unfortunately, Josh wanted to wait for his unemployment paperwork to come (they had screwed up and hadn't received anything since May 9th, which means no checks had been coming in), so he could get it filled out and returned so a check could be sent our way.
The mail guy didn't get there until 3:45, which meant that we didn't get on the road until 4pm. Traffic was awful! It took us 3 and 1/2 hours to get to Vicki's - when it's normally a 2 hour drive at most. But, we got there just in time to see Caleb start racing. That boy is so bad ass, I can't even tell you. He came in third - which he was more than happy about. He loves doing it, and at this point, doesn't care much about what place he comes in.
Josh and I went back to my sisters house, while my Mom, Dad, Rachele and Christopher drove up to Big Bear. I wanted Josh to be able to enjoy the drive up since he hadn't been there before, and opted to drive up in the morning. Which we did. Very early in the morning. We made it to the cabin around 8:30 that morning.
Once Joe and Deb got there, the whole family went to breakfast. It was deeeeelicious. In hindsight, we could have done without the large meal since the BBQ was starting in just a few hours. Oh well.
We didn't do a whole lot that day, besides eating, fishing, coloring (lots and lots of coloring), and watched the Laker game and The Blindside which I really enjoyed.
On Sunday, Pastor Trish made everyone breakfast and then conducted our own little church service. It was maybe 30 minutes long, and the kids took part in reading and handing out communion. It was pretty cool.
Joe, Deb, Josh and I went to the Village and walked around the stores a bit, before heading back to the cabin and saying our goodbyes and driving home.
We got home around 2, and just lounged around the house. We eventually went to Target and bought our Thank You cards (we gotta get those done, like, last week), some Eyeliner, and Saving Private Ryan on Blu-Ray. We had a $50 Gift Card and our total was $47. That was pretty nice.
Monday, Whitney had a BBQ at her parents house. They have this awesome outdoor patio setup that really hadn't been used yet, so we christened it. It was amazing - perfectly suited for entertaining. We ate chips, burgers, hot dogs and cookies. And sat around and talked. Nino brought me my camera, so I got to play around with that a little bit. As much as the internal memory will let me. I'll have to go to Target or WalMart today to buy a SD Card and a case to keep my new camera safe and pretty.
I drove Josh home, since he was pretty drunk. Ridiculous. He used me as a drum the whole way home. Then he got pretty melodramatic that night, telling me that he didn't deserve me, and that he'd never live up to his Dad. That's pretty hard to deal with. What do you say to that? But for the most part, he was pretty silly.
He ended up falling asleep on the couch, which gave me freedom to get ready in the bedroom/bathroom. That was really nice. I had a few extra minutes so I finally made our bed. We washed our sheets over a week ago, and both of us have been too lazy to actually make it - so we've just been sleeping on the mattress with some throw blankets over us. So, thats done. I feel like I've been pretty lackluster in keeping the house together. A lot of clutter thats pretty much my fault. Gotta get that under control.
I'm really considering putting an end to my acrylic nails. I've had them for 2 years or so at this point, but - I dunno. Our normal nail lady had to skip town because her husband tried to kill her. She finally came back but is living out near Long Beach and is only going to commute to her shop in Woodland Hills every 2 weeks for her long-time clients. I just don't know if I want to deal with it anymore. 2 weeks is too short, 4 weeks is too long. Our appointment isn't until the 26th of this month, and I've already gone about 5 weeks since my last fill. I think I just want to take them off. Go Au' Natural for awhile. Not spend that extra money.
Anyway - I've been here for over an hour and I haven't done a thing. Must work!
I had to work on Friday until 2pm, and had planned on having Josh pick me up and leaving straight from work. Unfortunately, Josh wanted to wait for his unemployment paperwork to come (they had screwed up and hadn't received anything since May 9th, which means no checks had been coming in), so he could get it filled out and returned so a check could be sent our way.
The mail guy didn't get there until 3:45, which meant that we didn't get on the road until 4pm. Traffic was awful! It took us 3 and 1/2 hours to get to Vicki's - when it's normally a 2 hour drive at most. But, we got there just in time to see Caleb start racing. That boy is so bad ass, I can't even tell you. He came in third - which he was more than happy about. He loves doing it, and at this point, doesn't care much about what place he comes in.
Josh and I went back to my sisters house, while my Mom, Dad, Rachele and Christopher drove up to Big Bear. I wanted Josh to be able to enjoy the drive up since he hadn't been there before, and opted to drive up in the morning. Which we did. Very early in the morning. We made it to the cabin around 8:30 that morning.
Once Joe and Deb got there, the whole family went to breakfast. It was deeeeelicious. In hindsight, we could have done without the large meal since the BBQ was starting in just a few hours. Oh well.
We didn't do a whole lot that day, besides eating, fishing, coloring (lots and lots of coloring), and watched the Laker game and The Blindside which I really enjoyed.
On Sunday, Pastor Trish made everyone breakfast and then conducted our own little church service. It was maybe 30 minutes long, and the kids took part in reading and handing out communion. It was pretty cool.
Joe, Deb, Josh and I went to the Village and walked around the stores a bit, before heading back to the cabin and saying our goodbyes and driving home.
We got home around 2, and just lounged around the house. We eventually went to Target and bought our Thank You cards (we gotta get those done, like, last week), some Eyeliner, and Saving Private Ryan on Blu-Ray. We had a $50 Gift Card and our total was $47. That was pretty nice.
Monday, Whitney had a BBQ at her parents house. They have this awesome outdoor patio setup that really hadn't been used yet, so we christened it. It was amazing - perfectly suited for entertaining. We ate chips, burgers, hot dogs and cookies. And sat around and talked. Nino brought me my camera, so I got to play around with that a little bit. As much as the internal memory will let me. I'll have to go to Target or WalMart today to buy a SD Card and a case to keep my new camera safe and pretty.
I drove Josh home, since he was pretty drunk. Ridiculous. He used me as a drum the whole way home. Then he got pretty melodramatic that night, telling me that he didn't deserve me, and that he'd never live up to his Dad. That's pretty hard to deal with. What do you say to that? But for the most part, he was pretty silly.
He ended up falling asleep on the couch, which gave me freedom to get ready in the bedroom/bathroom. That was really nice. I had a few extra minutes so I finally made our bed. We washed our sheets over a week ago, and both of us have been too lazy to actually make it - so we've just been sleeping on the mattress with some throw blankets over us. So, thats done. I feel like I've been pretty lackluster in keeping the house together. A lot of clutter thats pretty much my fault. Gotta get that under control.
I'm really considering putting an end to my acrylic nails. I've had them for 2 years or so at this point, but - I dunno. Our normal nail lady had to skip town because her husband tried to kill her. She finally came back but is living out near Long Beach and is only going to commute to her shop in Woodland Hills every 2 weeks for her long-time clients. I just don't know if I want to deal with it anymore. 2 weeks is too short, 4 weeks is too long. Our appointment isn't until the 26th of this month, and I've already gone about 5 weeks since my last fill. I think I just want to take them off. Go Au' Natural for awhile. Not spend that extra money.
Anyway - I've been here for over an hour and I haven't done a thing. Must work!
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